Watching the trailers, my husband and I were disappointed that the main character was White. "This movie is going to be stupid," he said. "Why did they have to bring in a White kid?"
I thought, "Why such an ugly White kid too?"
We went to see it anyways to support Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
I was surprised by how much I liked it. The movie was like a fairy tale - like "Enchanted." Poking fun at Hong Kong films but also celebrating them. The chemistry between Jet Li and Jackie Chan was wonderful and the director made sure to give them a very long fight scene, making this movie worth the money I spent on it.
The director didn't insult our intelligence by making the main character, played by Michael Angarano, and Crystal Liu kiss also.
Jackie Chan was fabulous in a role tailor made for him, bringing to mind his "Drunken Master" movies. Very funny and very warm. Jet Li was also great, especially in his fighting scenes, with a role also tailor made, bringing to mind his "Once a Upon a Time in China" movies. Also his role as the Monkey King brought some of his "Fung Sai Yuk" naughtiness back. Crystal Liu was fresh and beautiful but forced to speak annoyingly in the third person. Michael Angarano wasn't good-looking, but competent and believable as the martial arts film loving White kid dropped into another world/country.
I loved "The Bride with White Hair" and was thrilled by the Witch character in this movie. If only they could have found an actress that could have matched Brigitte Lin. Somebody tough and evil-looking besides being beautiful.
This movie would have been beyond fabulous if they could have gotten Stephen Chow to play the Monkey King.
My husband didn't like it because he prefers serious movies and he was irritated by the dialogues. "They're just reading from fortune cookies!" he said.
This movie is highly recommended for martial arts enthusiasts, Hong Kong film lovers, Jackie/Jet Li fans, and people who love to laugh. Also for people who are tired of serious dramas like "The Warlords."
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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"He who smiles with the wind will fly with the wind." or "You have to be hard, yet soft."
Imagine going through a movie where all the characters speaks like that. Oh yeah!! I just did and it was that stupid movie. Once you've seen this movie, you'll be speaking out of fortune cookie lines for a week.
It's as stupid as listening to John Madden on NFL sunday.
"The team that's going to win, is the team that will score the most points."
WOW, I didn't know that for a team to win they have to score more points than their opponent. This isn't golf you idiot, we all know that already!!!!
Like I said before, if you're going to watch this film, make sure you bring ear plugs.
five thumbs down...
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